Documenting Atlanta art and artists

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One Twelve Gallery in the Stove Works of Inman Park presents “Echoes,” an exhibition of nature inspired photographs and paintings by Carolyn Meltzer and Anne Patterson. Photographer Carolyn Meltzer uses her camera to capture the beauty and dynamism of the natural world. She hopes her photographs will allow viewers to experience some element of the everyday in a fresh, unexpected way. Meltzer also works as a radiologist and views her photography as a creative complement to her medical imaging work. Visual artist, director, and designer Anne Patterson draws inspiration from nature and music. “My goal is to encourage sensory exploration … Continue reading Carolyn Metzer, Anne Patterson at One Twelve

“Shadow Puppets: Traces of New Documentary Practices,” curated by Jill Frank and Stephanie Dowda January 14 – February 8 The Ernest G. Welch School of Art and Design Galleries and the Center for Collaborative and International Arts (CENCIA) are pleased to present Shadow Puppets: Traces of New Documentary Practices from January 14 through February 8, 2013. A closing reception on Thursday, February 7, 7-9 p.m., is free and open to the public. The exhibit Shadow Puppets: Traces of New Documentary Practices, features photographic and video works that explore the authority of the document and productively exploit lens-based media’s ability to … Continue reading “Shadow Puppets” at GSU Welch

Kim Anno returns to Marcia Wood Gallery with a new body of paintings entitled “Grand Tour.” Spectacular images of iconic cities and landscapes that we cherish, and damage, by “loving them too much”. “Grand Tour” is a uniquely new approach to painting and the work was recently debuted at the Miami art fairs by Marcia Wood Gallery to wide acclaim. Photographic images are inkjet printed directly onto either aluminum or canvas and then oil paint is applied in a variety of methods. The resulting work is beautiful, sensual, haunting and provocative. The exhibition in Atlanta will be only the second … Continue reading Kim Anno at Marcia Wood

“Gurgle and Seep,” Laura Bell’s first solo exhibition at whitespace gallery, features stitched mixed media works that reference the human body and its functions and processes, as well as the exuberant persistence of living forces both deadly and benign. She has moved away from painting on flat surfaces to creating sewn works that rise from their frames towards the viewers. For Bell, the act of stitching is simultaneously repetitive, meditative, and industrious. It is also a series of tiny acts of violence – cutting, piercing, stitching together – that when added up become a realized form. She directly handles the … Continue reading Laura Bell at whitespace